Victorian 18k Gold Keeper Ring Size:8.25 pinched shoulders and four double

pinched shoulders and four double claw mounts

deeply chased split shoulders

a small chip to the central stone and a few nibbles to the others

It's modelled in 22k gold

Diamond & Ruby

Victorian 18k Gold Keeper Ring Size:8.25 pinched shoulders and four doubleDATE: Victorian, 1895 A heavy late Victorian keeper ring in 18 karat gold with clear London hallmarks for the year 1895. The head comprises braided gold wire work with two rows of gold pommels. There are a number of stories relating to the meaning behind a keeper ring. One harks back to a time (the 18th century) when rings were made to be worn over a glove, so a keeper ring (aka guard ring) was required to "keep" it in place when worn on the un gloved